Originally a school presentation for kids in the age of 8-10.
Slide 2 Hi, we are here to talk about animal welfare and some
things you might want to know about having / keeping a pet. Slide 3
Lets take a look at various pets that people have. The next slides
shows a variety of dogs to suit keepers. Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6
Hunting dogs Slide 7 Rescue Dogs Slide 8 Slide 9 Sheep Dogs Slide
10 Guide Dogs for blind & handicapped people Slide 11 But most
animals, we call pets, are our best friends. Well at least they
definitely consider us their best friend Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14
Slide 15 Slide 16 Are we really worth their friendship? Who can
tell us what the basic needs are for animals/pets? Slide 17 Happy
pets! Slide 18 Healthy pets! Slide 19 According to the RSPCA, there
are 5 basic requirements that lead to a healthy & happy pet.
1.Home & Shelter 2.Proper diet & fresh clean water
3.Exercise 4.Appropriate company 5.Protection and treatment of
illness and injury Slide 20 Imagine if you lived outside with no
shelter in the summer heat or the cold and windy rainy days we get
here in the winter? How unhappy and possibly ill would you get?
Slide 21 Slide 22 It is proven that a healthy diet and regular
exercise increases your life span. This is also true for animals.
Fast food, sweets and generally foods high in salts are bad for
dogs But so is NO food! Slide 23 Slide 24 No Food? Slide 25
Exercise to be allowed to express their normal behavior, having
enough space to run around, to sniff about and explore. Imagine if
your parents tied you to your desk? Or never let you go out to
parties? Or imagine if your parents only let you go out for 2
months of the year and were not allowed to speak to anyone? Slide
26 We want to explore! Slide 27 Exercise! Slide 28 Slide 29 No
exercise Slide 30 Just like you like to hang out with your friends,
so do dogs like to hang out with other dogs. They are, what we
call, 'Pack animals, so taking them for walks, where they get to
meet other dogs and sniffing is good for them. Imagine if your
parents never let you text, call, face book or speak to anyone? Do
you think you would be a happy kid? Slide 31 Company Slide 32 Slide
33 Slide 34 Like us, dogs can get sick too. Imagine if you got
really sick and your parents just left you outside and hoped that
you just got better on your own? Do you think you would? Sometimes,
we NEED to visit a Doctor, just like our pets do. Slide 35 Slide 36
These are 5 very basis things that, like humans, dogs need to
survive. If you could chose to give up 1 of these, which would you
give up and why? Difficult choice isnt it? Dogs that have even 1 of
these basic needs removed, look like this: As we can see, removing
one of these basic needs can really change an animals life. How
different is this from abuse? Why do you think people abuse
animals? Slide 37 Animal abuse is not only what harm we actively do
to pets, but also what we inactively do to them. In other words,
not feeding them properly or leaving them in the sun tied to a 2
meter rope with no water is also abuse. People who abuse animals
are considered to be uncivilized, uncaring and even mentally
unstable. Slide 38 The next photos show some severe forms of abuse
on dogs.. You may turn your head if you can not watch it. Some of
these dogs did not survive some however where rescued and are being
adopted by nice family's. Slide 39 Slide 40 I dont think most of
those dogs had a happy ending however, let me tell you a story
about an abused animal that HAS a happy ending, the story of:
Gypsy. Slide 41 Gypsy was found on the Island, soaking wet, very
sad and weighing 10 kilo less than what she should have weighed. He
also had a very deep, open neck wound that was caused by a rusty
piece of wire, tied onto his rope collar. The wounds on his legs
were caused by biting himself as he was bored and Stressed. Slide
42 It took many months of care to get him to where he is today;
food, antibiotics, cleaning his wounds and just loving him. Now he
travelled to his new home in the Netherlands Slide 43 Worldwide
there are many abused dogs, but even more homeless dogs. Just walk
around your area, can you see them wandering about and looking for
food and friends? Why, do you think, became these dogs homeless?
Slide 44 Slide 45 Reasons for becoming homeless Puppys given as a
Christmas or Birthday present, because Puppys are always cute.
Slide 46 Homeless dogs, due to cost of keeping a dog Slide 47 Dogs
that are bored and therefore damage or destroy possessions /
property Slide 48 Dog obsolete due to shifting priorities of child,
no time for Pet Slide 49 Unneutered dogs that have become pregnant
and as a result have multiplied existing problem Slide 50
Discussion Slide 51 Owning and caring for a dog is rewarding and
challenging, however, it is also a great responsibility. From the
moment you take that puppy home, he is yours to care for. How good
a pet owner do you think you are / would be? In conclusion, pets
are not just for the time they are pups and so cute. They are for
the rest of their life. Real pets become a part of the family you
wouldnt throw your grandmother out on the street because she wasnt
cute anymore?! You wouldnt ignore your best friend because you
suddenly found new friends? Speaking of friends, lets be frank, no
friend is more loyal than a dog. How many times have you argued
with your sister/brother and they took days to talk to you? Or
consider your best friend, who might not speak to you for weeks! A
dog would never stop being your best friend. There is perhaps no
more loyal pet than a Dog! Slide 52 Worldwide there are many
organizations that help abused and abandoned dogs. There are many
success stories of sick and underfed dogs that got healthy again
and are re-homed with nice family's. So as you can see, there are
people who can help, but how can YOU help? How can you/me make that
difference? The important difference you can make is, that once you
have looked into getting a dog, you must be responsible for it, for
the rest of its life. The first thing you should do is to sterilize
your dog. Do you know what the word sterilize means? Sterilization
prevents the female dog from having puppies, and so, much less
homeless dogs. See schedule on the next page Slide 53 One female
dog can get a litter of 12 pups, multiply that by 2 times a year,
for at least six years, that is about 144 puppies Slide 54 This is
just one way we can help our pet. Plus giving the 5 basic needs
that we mentioned earlier. Now, does anyone have any questions?
Slide 55 Pure breed versus mixed: Stray dogs have a better
resistance to diseases, are known to be physically tougher, can be
as equally if not more, affectionate and responsive to their
keeper. There is NO shame in having a rescue dog, you are not
considered cooler because you have a dog that is a pure breed. Is
this how you would choose your friends? The best friend you could
ever have? Your dog will always love you, no matter what; they will
always be there for you. Will you turn your back on your
responsibilities toward them? They will leave you with the most
memorable moments of your life. It is all in your hands Slide 56
Slide 57 This presentation was originally made by Animal Rescue
Kos. and is for public use by www.stray-afp.org
